SONBIR SINGH AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

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$~35 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4341/2025 & CM APPL. 20071/2025 SONBIR SINGH AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rajat Arora, Mr. Niraj Kumar and Mr. Sourabh Mahla, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Akanksha Kaul, SPC with Mr. Pradeep Kr. Shukla, G.P. for respondents/UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 04.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The DIG, Special Security Group1, Central Industrial Security Force2, vide Office order dated 19 August 2024, notified the process for selecting candidates to replace vacancy of SI/Exe., HC/GD, CT/GD and CT and CT/Cook at HCI Dhaka, AHCI Chittagong, AHCI Rajshahi, AHCI Khulna and AHCI Sylhet. Para 2 of the office order clearly stated that the selection of personnel would be made in accordance with the SOP3 issued in that regard and age criteria circulated vide PHQ letter dated 20 December 2019. The age criteria and educational qualifications, which a candidate was required to 1 “SSG” hereinafter 2 “CISF” hereinafter 3 Standard Operating Procedure Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 4341/2025 Page 1 of 14 KUMAR Signing Date:23.04.2025 18:45:18 fulfil to be eligible for deployment as a replacement for the aforesaid posts, were contained in para 3 (a) of the office order. The eligible personnel of SSG were directed to submit their applications, expressing their willingness to undergo selection on or before 22 August 2024. 2. As the petitioners satisfied the eligibility criteria envisaged in the aforesaid office order dated 19 August 2024, they applied in response thereto, for deployment as replacement for the aforesaid posts in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet. They underwent the selectio